ORONO, Maine - The University of Maine men's ice hockey team will return to action this weekend, traveling to Troy, N.Y. to face the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers on Friday, Dec. 29 and Saturday, Dec. 30. The Black Bears and Engineers battled earlier this year at the Friendship Four Tournament in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The two non-conference games are both set for 4 p.m. puck drops and can be heard online or on 103.9 WVOM-FM.

ORONO, MAINE (WABI) - Maine hockey players had a chance to go home with good feelings. A chance, when they ran into old friends, tell some pretty good stories about the first half of this Maine hockey season.